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Meet the Searsport student sharpening investment skills and sharing his knowledge
SEARSPORT — Max Provencher, a rising senior at Searsport District High School, has had a passion for investing for several years, and has used it to gain election to a handful of positions that allow him to share his enthusiasm for investing and financial literacy with students locally, statewide, and nationally. Most recently, Provencher was elected to serve as the national … [Read more...] about Meet the Searsport student sharpening investment skills and sharing his knowledge
How a 26-year-old expat in Seoul, South Korea lives on $24,000 a year
This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.Not everyone can say they're living out their childhood dream, but Michaela Cricchio can.These days, Cricchio, 26, calls Seoul, South Korea, home. She wakes up every morning in an apartment in the city, hops on the subway and gets to school to … [Read more...] about How a 26-year-old expat in Seoul, South Korea lives on $24,000 a year
How Your IRA And Retirement Savings Could Be Upended By Peter Thiel’s $5 Billion Roth IRA
getty The web site ProPublica recently reported that billionaire Peter Thiel has a Roth IRA with a value of more than $5 billion. That has leaders in Congress up in arms and talking about passing laws that could affect your IRA. The web site says it obtained IRS data or taxpayers’ filed returns, though it didn’t disclose how the information was obtained. But … [Read more...] about How Your IRA And Retirement Savings Could Be Upended By Peter Thiel’s $5 Billion Roth IRA
Can You Use a Roth IRA as Your Emergency Fund?
If there's one thing the coronavirus pandemic has taught us, it's that it's important to have extra money on hand at all times. That way, if you lose your job or encounter an unplanned expense your paycheck can't handle, you can dip into your cash reserves and avoid going into debt. You can also avoid a scenario where you feel compelled to liquidate investments and lose out on … [Read more...] about Can You Use a Roth IRA as Your Emergency Fund?